Mercifully, the election is over.

By the time you read this column, we have a new President. At least I hope so. I'm embarrassed to admit that I live in Florida, and, like the last couple of elections, we may still be trying to figure out who won our vote.

Kidding aside, and with my fingers crossed, we have elected someone. Of course, writing this as I am in July, of 2009 I don't know who it will be. But I do know what the consequences of our choice will be. So bear with me as I tell you what to be on the lookout for over the next four years.

Irrespective of who won, the fact that someone won is going to change some things

For a very long time, political observers have noticed that the general mood of America changes when the Presidential elections are finally over and we have a new leader. During the election process businesses faced a general level of uncertainty, people were made even more confused than usual by the speeches from both candidates, and, in general the country has gone through a period of high anxiety. In this election, the level of anxiety has been heightened even ...